The at the desk types are nice. A lot of artists do it and it has a nice homey feel to it…or that could be just me
Idk how they do it though. Probably some kind of tripod overhead thing. Might need good lighting or overhead lights or something.
What are some video ideas you have in terms of writing? Typing or handwriting?
Also, just curious, you’re comfortable showing your hands? I’m asking because I don’t like showing anything of me if I can help it Especially not my hands. Wondering how you felt about it.
That is something I need to get. I have nothing like that now and I would like that have that until I get the semi-pricey stuff. I have my phone for now.
50/50 because some days I don’t want to type or hand write notes and my stories all the time.
If my hands stay moisturized then that is not a problem.
That’s a good idea. I’ve seen certain videos by Sara Cannon where she only shows her hands filling out a journal or something while she explains what’s she doing, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a whole video like that. Don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work, though. You could play some really nice music while you do it, and just show captions of what you’re doing instead of speaking, if you wanted to.
YouTube has a whole library of freely licensed music you can use for that kind of thing. For instance, I totally lurve this song: (˘ᴗ˘ღ)
You could also, IF YOU WANTED TO, make an avatar and use that instead of your face. A lot of channels do that. Or yes, just showing your hands. MichaelMJD shows interesting computer stuff and no one has seen his face. He’s pretty famous.
I don’t watch that type of content so I can’t really comment - but what I will say is you seem to spend a lot of time thinking/planning/ruminating about it all… just start! It’s the end of the year, you should try and make it your goal to just start. Have fun with it!
I don’t have a proper tripod. What I do have was pissing me off because it’s in the way and I don’t know what to use instead or how to prop it. I am limited.
For this, you can use the phone holder you have, it won’t be the world’s best view, but I would urge you not to go buying a ton of stuff if you haven’t even tested doing YouTube content yet. A tripod is cheap and you can get them on Amazon (I have an Amazon basics full-size tripod that works amazingly well after 5 years, but I also have small, very cheap ones. SHEIN also sell tripods and mounts for phones with built in lights, I have one of them and it works great).
You can also try balancing your phone holder (I have the same one, too!) with a book or two.
Just record your first video, today, tomorrow, or something. Angle it the best you can using your holder. See how it looks. Then go from there - maybe you will need it higher up, so you can put books under the holder. Maybe you need to angle it more, so you can balance with things. Just do it
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It’s the end of the year, you should try and make it your goal to just start. Have fun with it!